A New Iranian Phrynocephalus (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) from the hottest place on earth and a key to the genus Phrynocephalus in southwestern Asia and Arabia

KAMRAN KAMALI; STEVEN C. ANDERSON

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.4

Issue: Vol. 3904 No. 2: 6 Jan. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-01-06

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3904.2.4

Page range: 249–260

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**A New Iranian Phrynocephalus (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) from the hottest place on earth and a key to the genus Phrynocephalus in southwestern Asia and Arabia**

KAMRAN KAMALI⁺⁻
STEVEN C. ANDERSON⁺⁻

Iranian Herpetological Studies Institute (IHSI), Apt #2, No.19, 7th Alley, Nima Youshij Blvd., Shahran Blvd., Tehran, Iran

University of the Pacific, Stockton, California,USA California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA

Dasht-e Lut Lut Desert Kerman Province checklist

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Abstract

A new species of agamid lizard, Phrynocephalus lutensis sp. nov., is described from the Lut Desert in Iran. It is a species adapted to wind-blown sand in this semi-isolated basin. It appears to be most closely similar to P. luteoguttatus and P. euptilopus on the basis of external morphology. A key to the 19 known Phrynocephalus species of southwestern Asia and Arabia is presented for the first time.